Jack Reacher book 18 · 2013
Never Go Back
Reacher finally reaches the headquarters of his old unit in Virginia to meet Major Susan Turner, only to find she has been arrested. Within hours he is recalled to the army himself, accused of an old crime and told he may be a father. The basis of the 2016 film.
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Book facts
- Author
- Lee Child
- Series
- Jack Reacher, book 18 of 31
- Published
- 2013
- Setting
- Set in Washington, D.C.
- Story order
- Book 20 by the story’s timeline
- Characters charted
- 2
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Never Go Back on screen
- Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016, film, Cinema). Reacher returns to his old military police unit and is accused of a crime he did not commit.
In story order: after A Wanted Man and before Personal.
Who is in Never Go Back
2 recurring or key characters from Lee Child’s chart.
Lead 1
- Jack ReacherFormer US Army military police major who drifts across America
Major 1
- Susan TurnerMajor commanding Reacher’s old unitReacher goes to Virginia to meet her
Also featuring these characters
Other Lee Child books that share the most characters with Never Go Back.
- 61 Hours2010 · Jack Reacher · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon